being produced by the colliery in the last two decades it operated. The shaft was 468 feet deep, the seam was a half-yard (18 inches) thick and 900 feet underground at the furthest point from the shaft, and ultimately entailed a long walk of about two and a half miles of gradual slope to and from the coalface. The area worked for coal extended between the Shrewsbury-Yockleton road in the north, Wood Hall and Moat Hall in the south, Cruckton and Shorthill in the west and Hanwood Bank to the east. A by-product of the coal mining was clay which was utilized in brick-making, in addition to that from a claypit in Orchard Lane, Hanwood. The brickworks also being owned by the Athertons/Fieldens, and another employer of Hanwood men. It utilized the coal from the Hanwood pit, which was known for easily igniting and producing an intense heat, but ceased working by 1945. Hanwood bricks were in great demand as liners as they were cheaper than most other Shropshire-made bricks. Notable people Residents: Clopton Lloyd-Jones (1858–1918), sportsman noted for scoring the only goal of the 1880 FA Cup Final, was born at Hanwood House, which was demolished in 1971 and on whose site was laid out a private housing estate consisting of Woodlands Avenue, Chestnut Close and Beech Close. Hanwood Church contains a memorial plaque. In 1901 he inherited, but did not inhabit, the house called "The Glen" (previously "Hanwood Villa") beside the church. Lieutenant-General Sir Edwin Alderson (1859–1927) had his home at The Glen as a subtenant in the years 1914 to 1916, coinciding with his period commanding the Canadian Expeditionary Force in World War I. He unveiled the village's war memorial cross (north side of main road adjacent Cock Inn) in 1921, when he admitted he was living in the village when the war started and claimed to be the first resident called on for active service. John Strand Jones (1877–1958), former Wales Rugby Union football international, was a resident Rector of Hanwood from 1929 to 1934. Lily Chitty (1893-1979), archaeologist, grew up in Hanwood while her father was Rector there between 1899-1920. The rectory they lived in (now demolished) was on the site of the present Rectory Gardens housing estate. Derwas Chitty (1901-1971), Anglican priest, writer and archaeologist, was born and grew up in Hanwood with his sister Lily. Bill Longmore (1938-2018), Police and Crime Commissioner for